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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a joke that has" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific joke that possesses certain qualities or characteristics.
Example: "She told a joke that has a clever twist at the end, leaving everyone in stitches."
Alternatives: "a joke containing" or "a joke featuring".
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Or a joke that has gone wrong.
It's a joke that has no one in the audience laughing.
Its title is the punchline of a joke that has no particular relevance to the narrative.
And "you're watching a man grapple with a joke that has gone a bit too far".
We'd rather tell a story, or even a joke, that has a chance of rousing everyone in our audience, rather than half of it (or less).
It is a probably a joke that has gone down well at dinner parties over the years, though it may not be quite so funny these days.
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It was like it was a joke that had been played on me.
With a nice touch in self-deprecation, he could rescue himself from a joke that had bombed.
But it seems the most telling commentary on the election was a joke that had been forwarded thousands of times in recent days.
This was all about the players and their welfare, which their outgoing coach showed by cracking a joke that had the net effect of labeling midfielder David Zaharakis "soft".
In 2006, a string of arsons at Alabama churches, some predominantly white, some predominantly black, proved to be the work of three college students that officials characterized as a "joke" that had spun out of control.
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